Chapter 546 Xiao Junze's reward to the little palace maid
"You have contributed to this matter, what reward do you want?" Xiao Junze held Chaoyang's hand and never let go.
Xiao Zhao knelt on the ground nervously, not daring to raise his head to look into Xiao Junze's eyes. "Your Majesty, Xiao Zhao... Xiao Zhao just wants to stay by your side."
Chaoyang subconsciously wanted to break away from Xiao Junze's hand, feeling very complicated in his heart.
She wanted Xiao Junze to use tricks to win over the little palace maid, but she didn't expect the little palace maid to take the initiative to surrender, ha... This happened much faster than she expected.
But the more this happened, the more panicked she became.
This little palace maid looked innocent and uncontroversial, and she felt familiar...
Only then did Chaoyang realize that except for her eyes, everything about the little palace maid's movements, especially her pure white and lovely appearance, looked exactly like Murong Ling.
Murong Ling's death was the result of Xiao Junze's personal order. Chaoyang thought that Murong Ling would never be a thorn in her heart again, but it turned out...she still cared.
Murong Ling had never really looked down upon the harm he had done to her.
"How many years have you been in the palace?" Xiao Junze asked lightly, subconsciously looking at Chaoyang.
Chaoyang said nothing and stood quietly aside, but Xiao Junze felt her fear and uneasiness.
"Back to Your Majesty... one year, almost one year."
After entering the palace for one year, the newly-entered palace maids will not be able to contact the master within one year. Only the palace maids who have passed the examination can be assigned to various places.
Therefore, in Xiao Junze's eyes, she is a newcomer.
After Shen Yunrou's accident, there was a major change in the palace staff. All Shen Yunrou's people were sent out of the palace, and these new people became the ones who served the master.
Aunt Jian also grasped this point and placed Xiao Zhao next to Xiao Junze.
Just because Xiao Zhao looks like Chaoyang, Xiao Junze will let down his guard.
Poisoning would be easier.
"Go and receive the reward and leave the palace." Xiao Junze knew why the little palace maid entered the palace.
Her family ran into gambling debts and sold her to pay off the debt, and then she was sold into the palace.
The little palace maid's throat tightened, and she raised her head in panic, her eyes red. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Xiao Zhao won't leave. Xiao Zhao wants to stay with you."
In the past, she was sold into the palace involuntarily, but now...she actually just wants to stay with Xiao Junze.
People are ambitious, and she doesn't want to live in that state of constant worry and worry about whether she will be betrayed by her family.
She also wanted to be favored by the emperor and become the most noble woman in the world.
"I gave you a reward and sent you out of the palace as an extra favor to you. How many days can you survive in the palace with your brains?" Xiao Junze's face darkened and he didn't say much.
The imperial guards stepped forward and signaled Xiao Zhao to leave quickly.
Xiao Zhao bit his lip and raised his head, his eyes falling on Chaoyang.
She is also a palace maid, why can she...
"Your Majesty, why can she stay by your side, but Xiao Zhao can't... Xiao Zhao is not afraid of death, Xiao Zhao just wants to stay by your side." Xiao Zhao shouted in a panic, she also wanted to give herself a chance.
Xiao Junze may think she is not smart enough, but she is sincere.
"You want to compete with her?" Xiao Junze sneered. A person who can't tell how much he weighs is the reason why he is taken advantage of by others. "Even if she is as stupid as you, I still protect her. What about you?"
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"Leave quickly. As a member of Aunt Jian's party, Your Majesty has treated you with utmost benevolence and kindness. Be smart." The commander of the imperial army came in and took Xiao Zhao away.
Xiao Zhao fell weakly to the ground, feeling like a joke at that moment.
On the way, Xiao Zhao kept choking and couldn't figure out what was wrong between her and Chaoyang.
Screams were heard late at night, and Grandma Jian and her gang members had been arrested and imprisoned in Yeyouting.
The commander of the imperial army deliberately took Xiao Zhao through Yeyouting to let her see the miserable situation in the palace.
"Being with you is like being with a tiger. You just made a very correct choice today. If you make the wrong choice, these people will be your fate." The commander grabbed Xiao Zhao's back collar and forced her to look at the execution rack.
Several people have long since changed into human form. "Do you think you saved His Majesty? His Majesty has long known that you are Grandma Jian's people."
Xiao Zhao's eyes widened in horror, and his whole body trembled.
These people were showing off their power to her the day before.
Xiao Zhao had never seen this scene before, and he was so frightened that he couldn't even cry.
"Don't dream about things that don't belong to you. Your Majesty will reward you with mercy and send you out of the palace. If the late emperor..." The commander of the imperial army narrowed his eyes. The first time he entered the palace on duty, it was the late emperor's secret to the people around Empress Changsun.
The year of the execution...
That year, the Yeyouting of the imperial palace was inhumane, and even the wind and rain carried a nauseating smell of blood.
"Did you know that every floor tile and every inch of land in this palace is soaked with human blood?" The commander did not mean to scare Xiao Zhao, this is a fact.
There are not many people who are as lucky as Xiao Zhao.
If this was the late emperor, in order to eliminate all hidden dangers, even if Xiao Zhao "abandoned the darkness and turned to the light", he would definitely die.
At that time, many palace officials around Queen Changsun made trouble for Queen Changsun after the family was in trouble, and turned to express their loyalty to the late emperor. But the consequences and fate can be imagined.
Xiao Zhao could hardly walk anymore, and his legs were weak and trembling.
At that moment, she just wanted to escape and escape from this hell.
"Remember, being alive is a very lucky thing for you. You should regard this as a gift. What should be said and what should not be said..." The commander narrowed his eyes and sneered at the threat.
Xiao Zhao then completely fell to the ground. After getting up, he shouted in horror and wiped the blood on his palms.
Seeing Xiao Zhao driving like crazy, the commander of the imperial army sighed. "Send the people out of the palace and take care of everything."
"yes!"
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Inner Temple.
Chaoyang stood there and let Xiao Junze hold hands and walk to the bed.
Xiao Junze sat on the bed and pulled Chaoyang to his side. "Chaoer... you are panicking."
Chaoyang said nothing, but his eyes were still burning.
"Are you afraid that I will be poisoned or that I will be assassinated?" Xiao Junze smiled and pressed a kiss on Chaoyang's palm.
As smart as the rising sun, she is obviously so calm and wise.
When she was married into Prince Li's Mansion as a substitute, she was clearly trapped in hell, but she always showed a calmness and wisdom that ordinary people don't have despite her fear.
But today, she was really panicked.
He is the emperor, who can kill him easily? Besides, ordinary poison is useless against him.
But Xiao Junze was very happy, and Chaoyang became irrational because of him.
When Xiao Junze fell in love with Chaoyang, it was not love at first sight, nor did it begin with kindness.
In Xiao Junze's eyes, Chaoyang is unparalleled. Her intelligence, calmness, and wisdom all attract him.
Let him sink in.
Xiao Junze would disdain women other than Chaoyang, no matter their appearance or anything else.
Because in Xiao Junze's eyes, no one can be more dazzling than Chaoyang.
"I thought you would keep her by your side..." Chaoyang said softly.
She was afraid that Xiao Junze wouldn't be able to distinguish between kindness and love.
"Do you think I'm always treating you...because of my kindness back then?" Xiao Junze hugged Chaoyang distressedly. It was what he did wrong...that made Chaoyang feel so insecure.
It's always his fault.
It was from the beginning that he did something wrong.
In fact, Xiao Junze also knew that there was a reason why Chaoyang would never forgive him for the rest of his life, and he never expected Chaoyang to open his heart and give him another chance.
But people are all greedy. He longs for Chaoyang to return to him, and may even have extreme and paranoid thoughts.
Chaoyang can come back and is willing to continue to love him and stay by his side, even if he doesn't forgive him, he is extremely lucky.
"Chaoyang, I have never touched Murong Ling, but I treat you...like poison, and I take it as sweet as sugar." In fact, he has always understood the difference between kindness and love, but at that time, he was more willing to deceive himself and others.